On behalf of Attorney General Tim Griffin, I invite you to attend the Organized Retail Crime Alliance (ORCA-A) meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, September 23, at our office, Office of the Attorney General, 101 West Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be provided.

This is a wonderful opportunity to build relationships that strengthen partnerships between law enforcement and the retail industry, share ideas, and improve our efforts as we fight organized retail crime in Arkansas

On behalf of Attorney General Tim Griffin, I invite you to attend the Statewide Tactical Operations Partnership (STOP) meeting. It will be held on Tuesday, September 30, at our office, Office of the Attorney General, 101 West Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be provided.

This meeting will focus on two primary discussion topics:

1. Laundering of Criminal Proceeds
2. City Ordinances for Massage Businesses

Your participation is greatly appreciated as we continue working collaboratively to address these critical issues. Please register so we will have an accurate head count for lunch.

EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

​​Register today to join us Tuesday, November 18th, at the Hot Springs Convention Center for the 14th annual summit. This event is FREE and open to the public.

The Summit features six breakout tracks:

• Clinical track – Pharmacists, Nurses, Doctors, and others in the medical field
• Counseling/Recovery track – Anyone who is involved in the counseling and recovery field
• Criminal Justice track – Law Enforcement community
• Education/Prevention track – Educators, Community coalitions, and anyone involved or interested in the education and prevention of opioid abuse
• Family Support track – Open to all
• Youth track – For high-school age youth 

Please contact us at eventsandtraining@arkansasag.gov or (501) 682-2007 with any questions.

Attorney General Griffin Announces Social Media
Summit to be Held October 7-8 in Little Rock

Griffin: ‘The summit will bring together experts from various fields to educate people about the challenges and risks posed by social media, including scams, threats to minors, and interference by hostile foreign actors’

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement:

“I am excited to announce that I will host the Social Media Summit on October 7-8 at the Statehouse Convention Center and Marriott Hotel in downtown Little Rock. The summit will bring together experts from various fields to present on the challenges and risks posed by social media, including scams, threats to minors, and interference by hostile foreign actors.

“Admission to the summit is free and open to anyone interested in this topic. The sessions will be useful for law enforcement, educators, parents, mental-health professionals, those interested in cybersecurity and national security, and generally anyone who wants to know more about how to safely navigate the social-media landscape.

Tuesday, October 7

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Wally Allen Ballroom	Opening Remarks/Fireside Chat Attorney General Tim Griffin Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Wally Allen Ballroom	Plenary Session Harmful/Addictive Nature of Social Media Tiffany Howell, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics, Division of Psychology, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Jason Williams, Psy.D., M.S.Ed., is the Senior Vice President and Chief Mental and Behavioral Health Officer at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.	Break
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Marriott Ballroom	Luncheon Attorney General Tim Griffin Online Media and Technology as an Enabler of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Kevin Hyland, Co-Founder, Santa Marta Group
12:45 – 1:00 p.m.	Break

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Wally Allen Ballroom	Plenary Session China: Security and Privacy Concerns Matthew Turpin, visiting fellow, Hoover Institution
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Wally Allen Ballroom	Plenary Session Update on Attorney General’s Office Litigation Ryan Owsley, Chief Deputy, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Wally Allen Ballroom	Plenary Session Social Media as an Instrument of Crime in Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children Panel Kristin Bryant, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Arkansas Josh Pullen, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation Jeff Pryor, Supervisory Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations

Wednesday, October 8

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Wally Allen Ballroom

Plenary Session Dark Corners of the Web: How Online Groups Exploit At-Risk Youth Ashley Boxwell, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation Derek Copley, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Wally Allen Ballroom	Plenary Session Social Media Remembers: Your Digital Footprint Jeff Pryor, Supervisory Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations
11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch (On your own)
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Wally Allen Ballroom       Marriott Salon A     Marriott Salons B/C	Breakout sessions Youth/Parents: Cyberbullying/Gaming Aya Nassif, Outreach Specialist, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Law Enforcement: Trends in Commercial Sexual Exploitation Hannah I. Wilk, Electronic Service Provider Liaison, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Community: Tomorrow’s Technology Today Eddie Bertola, MA, National Subject Matter Expert on Emergency Communication with the Public, Officer with the Pea Ridge Police Department, Consultant
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.	Break

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Wally Allen Ballroom     Marriott Salon A                   Marriott Salons B/C

Breakout sessions Youth/Parents: Real World Impacts of Unhealthy Digital Habits Gary Marquis, Sergeant, Texas Child Exploitation Unit Law Enforcement: Social Media Warrant Construction Walter Mahone, Cyber Crimes Unit Director, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin Jeanna Sherrill, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Special Prosecutions Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin Jeremiah Terrell, Special Agent, Special Investigations Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin Alexa Vetsch, Assistant Attorney General, Special Prosecutions Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin Community: Trends in Financial Sextortion Aya Nassif, Outreach Specialist, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children